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CHICAGO (AP) — Severe weather cut power to over half a million people in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous rainstorms pummeled the region on Tuesday, darkening the sky and carrying extreme wind gusts across state lines. Tornado …

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education five years after the Taliban took over the country, a U.N. agency said Tuesday, renewing a call for an immediate restoration of their right to …

The Angels made a sweeping change to their coaching staff by firing pitching coach Mike Maddux, assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott and bullpen coach Dom Chiti on Tuesday. Tim Leveque has been named interim pitching coach and Michael Wuertz has …

The new playground renovation came at a hefty price but is now delayed (Picture: Knowsley Council) A play park in Knowsley, Merseyside, has been damaged before it even opened, causing thousands of pounds in damage. The Finch Woods play park …

Michael Vander Luitgaren, No. 8 Batavia’s third-year starting quarterback, knows how important Bulldogs football is to his hometown. High school football is the heartbeat of Batavia. Vander Luitgaren’s young neighbors construct homemade signs every week and put them in the …

The family of “Revenge of the Nerds” standout Robert Carradine is suing the Los Angeles hospital where the actor died for elder abuse and wrongful death. The 71-year-old star, who known as nerd-leader Lewis Skolnick long before playing the title …

Universal Studios Hollywood will install additional sound barriers to address noise complaints from nearby residents who say near-constant screaming by riders on the new Fast & Furious coaster sound “like someone is getting murdered.” Los Angeles City Council member Adrin …

By MELISSA GOLDIN and LAURA UNGAR While issuing an executive order on Monday aimed at getting states to revise childhood vaccine recommendations, President Donald Trump and others in his administration repeated several false claims about those vaccines, as well as …

Q: I bought a nice used car from a well-known dealership, and paid cash. It has a 60-day limited warranty, although the make of the car is from another manufacturer. Shortly after driving, the engine light went on. I returned …

By Karen Brown, New England Public Media, KFF Health News AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the most up-to-date research on treating young patients, he would turn to the Centers for …

More than 150,000 are estimated to have disappeared and likely been killed under Assad’s regime (Picture: Reuters) Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity and war crimes during his time in office. In …

Parts of the UK are facing their fifth round of intense temperatures (Picture: EPA) The UK is on course for its hottest summer on record, with only average conditions needed for the rest of August to beat the record set just last …

Chicago businessman Willie Wilson on Monday joined the race for mayor of Chicago — for the fourth time. Wilson announced this candidacy Monday evening at a gathering of several dozen supporters in East Garfield Park. “Everywhere I go, citizens ask …

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace said Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its first satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission in 2027, as the Southeast Asian nation moves …

By MARIA SHERMAN | The Associated Press The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into “ Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear.” Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It’s 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in …

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage depicts himself as an outsider taking on the establishment, but now the tables have turned. The leader of anti-immigration party Reform UK is running in an election as the incumbent favorite, and …

Disney is expected to reveal details about new attractions, shows and themed lands coming to Disneyland, Disney World and parks around the globe during the D23 fan event coming to Anaheim this week. The three-day D23 fan expo kicks off …

John Gotti’s grandson Carmine Agnello has reported to federal prison as ordered, finally starting his 15-month COVID fraud sentence after months of delays over a kidney transplant to his mother, Victoria Gotti, that never happened. A Bureau of Prisons spokesman …

LOS ANGELES — A return set for a king. While the Lakers won’t tip off on opening night (Oct. 20) for the first time since the 2018-19 season, the NBA did announce a stamp-it-on-your calendar Christmas Day matchup against the …

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being “deprived of their liberty,” many held incommunicado and on grounds that don’t …